Hair-do's and Hormones

This week Anna got her second haircut and we decided to try out some bangs.  I love them!  Don't you think they make her look a little mischievous?  Or maybe that's just because it looks like she's strangling BDG in this picture (aka: baby doll Georgia).  

In pregnancy news I had a little hormonal incident last night while we were watching TV.  I'm kind of a sucker for some good potty humor - much to Todd's dismay - and this commercial came on for some type of gas-relief type medication.  As soon as I heard the line "your son Rip is on line toot" I just lost it.  I mean, it wasn't even that funny but all of a sudden I was having one of those uncontrollable laughing fits where I could barely breathe.  Then before I knew it I was sobbing with a lump in my throat and tears streaming down my face.  And then I was laughing again.  And then crying.  And then laughing...

It was the strangest experience which I can only blame on my raging hormones.  I don't think Todd knew what to do and pretty much remained silent throughout the whole thing.  Probably a smart move!

Gobble, Gobble

Anna woke up from her nap the other day in the mood to perform!  This was going on for about 15 minutes before I thought to get the video camera out.  I missed some really good stuff but managed to capture a few funny moments.

In other news...

Anna is going to be a big sister later this year!  

This news is probably not very shocking to many people because a) we've already told you or b) you've been expecting this kind of announcement for some time.  I think that happens to almost everyone once their first child hits the two-year mark and people know you want to have more kids. 

Right now I'm a little over 11 weeks with a November 30th due date and things are going well!  Yesterday morning I was able to hear the heartbeat for the first time which is always exciting and reassuring.  I've been feeling pretty icky and tired -- very similar to how I felt with Anna for the first trimester.  But every day I'm starting to feel more energetic so there's definitely a light at the end of the tunnel!

Mother's Day Weekend in Truckee

We headed up to Truckee for Mother's Day weekend and had a wonderful time.  Anna now gets really excited when we tell her we're going to up there.  It's like a big playhouse to her - complete with stairs, plush carpet, and an old piano she can bang on.  We don't even have a step up to our front door so, yes, stairs are quite the novelty!

My Mother's Day treat was a nice, long walk by the creek Sunday morning.  The mountain air was crisp and clean and I came home feeling very refreshed.  Anna also bought be a pair of fancy new sunglasses to replace my Target specials.  It was a lovely day!